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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

Happy New Year! What are your resolutions?

By Pauline

Resolutions

Hey, it’s almost new year 🙂 I’ll get ahead and jump straight to 2014, what are your resolutions?   Mine are Health: Run 3 times a week, swim every day. I already run 3 times a week with decent consistency, except when it rains a lot. The daily swim is easy after a run because… Read more

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: Happy New Year, New Year, resolutions

Sureshot Ways to Increase Your Traffic by Converting Facebook Fans

By Pauline

  The number of people actively using Facebook around the world is 1.2 billion, according to their website. Chances are you have already joined over 15 million other brands, according to Venture Beat, by setting up a Facebook brand page to market your products and services to this audience. Your page might even generate a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: exposure, facebook, fans, grow, improve, likes, media, page, promote, social, traffic

How to Make Sure your Home is Cost Effective: The Plumbing

By savvyscot

The Plumbing

In a country whose economic crisis is showing no real sign of abating, it’s almost second nature to try and cut costs where we can in order to live a little more comfortably. Unless you’re well and truly rolling in it, saving money where we can is essential if we want to be able to save… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: good plumbing saves money, plumbing saves money, saving money on plumbing

Are you hitting the High Street for Boxing Day?

By Pauline

Shopping Day

Hope you all had a very Happy and Merry Christmas! Is it time to rest, stay warm and eat the leftovers, or time to go shopping_   I remember the first time I was in the UK for Christmas. The pound was at an all time low and I had invited my friends over from… Read more

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Boxing Day, high street, shopping

Merry Christmas!

By Pauline

Christmas

  I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a lovely time with your loved ones. What a year it has been, and I am looking forward to sharing more with you in 2014. In the meanwhile, enjoy the best of The Savvy Scot for 2013!   7 extreme sports for the cheap… Read more

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: 2014, christmas, Merry Christmas

Are you betting on sports?

By Pauline

  When I was living in Morocco, from my balcony I could see what looked like an abandoned running track. I wondered for a while what it was, especially since it would be illuminated at night, and deserted most of the day. Turns out it was a dog race track, and people were coming to… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: bet, betting, football, gamble, gambling, gaming, sports

Top 4 things to think about when buying a car or a home

By Pauline

    When making large purchases such as a vehicle or a house, many buyers start the process by going to a car dealer or meeting with a realtor. The only research that is completed is often with brief and shallowInternet searches;taking the time to gather essential information can lead to a smooth buying process… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: buying, buying a car, buying a home, car, cars, home, House

Christmas spending tips

By Pauline

  It’s that time of year again: when shopping becomes a national obsession. From parties and presents to food and festive outfits, whether you shop online or hit the high streets, the Christmas period is a time for spending. So, as Reuters reports that UK shoppers look set to spend a massive ÂŁ1.4bn more this… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: christmas, save, spending, tips, wisely

Tips for Using Public Transportation to Save on Commuting Costs

By Pauline

Save on Commuting Costs

    We recently talked about how cycling can save a ton on commuting costs while at the same time improving your health, now let’s talk about public transportation.   It’s hard to imagine that just a few short years ago, gas wars often brought prices down to below $1 a gallon. A long commute that used… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: bus, commute, commuting costs, cycle, Public Transportation, save, tfl, train, Transport, work

Five Things Mortgage Companies Don’t Want You to Know

By Pauline

House

    It’s no secret that a mortgage lender is there to make a living selling mortgages. Since there’s a lot of money involved with their commission, some lenders are willing to use shady tactics to close a deal.   Since most lenders won’t be open with everything during the process, here are five key… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: companies, mortgage, Mortgage Companies

London rents are so high it is cheaper to commute from… Barcelona

By Pauline

Airplane

I read an article recently in the Daily Mail that covered the story of a young professional who ran the numbers and concluded it was cheaper for him to live in sunny Barcelona and take a FLIGHT to work four days a week than it was to rent a one bed flat in London!  … Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: buy, council tax, job, london, oyster, real estate, rent, tfl, tube, UK, Young professional

Save Money and Improve Your Health by Cycling

By Pauline

Improve Your Health by Cycling

    We all remember what a joy bicycle riding was when we were children. Now, cycling to work and errands has become a necessity to save money. With gas, car maintenance, car finance and insurance prices skyrocketing, owning a car is becoming a luxury. Cycling provides not only huge savings advantages, but tremendous health… Read more

Filed Under: Fitness, Saving Money Tagged With: bicycle, Cycling, Health, Money, Save Money

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